Improvement in barb-formers



F. '1. WILSON & E. J.'BARTLETT..

BARB-FORMERS.

Patented July 25,1876

. WI TJV' ES .dttorneys N-PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRRPHER WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE FRANCIS T. WVILSON AND;E ZR,A J. BARTLETT,OF AMES, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARB-FORMERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,405, dated July 25,1876; application filed March 20, 1876.

'of Story, and in the State of Iowa, have invented eertain new anduseful Improvements in Barb-Fence Clamps and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangementof adevice for put-ting barbs on wire fences, as will be here inafter.more fully setvforth.

In the annexed drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of ourinstrument. Fig. 2 shows the two parts detached. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview, showing the barb when placed on the fence.

A and B represent two arms or levers, provided, respectively, with theheads 0 and D, pivoted together, as shown. These heads have each a slot,a, forming an under lip, b, which is grooved along its inner edge, asshown at w.

p The slot in the head 0 admits the fencewire, the grooved lip thereofholding oneside of the'staple, while the other lies upon the surface ofthe head, so that the lip of the head D catches it, and as thelevers'orarms A B are pressed together the staple is bent around the wire. Thegroove in the lip of the head D prevents the staple from slipping eitherway.

In-the arm or lever Aare holes E E for the passage of a strap, to bebuckled on the operators arm.

The head is provided with slot 1), and scalloped, as shown, at d, toform a hand-hold, so that by grasping the head D with one hand theoperator can move the instrument along the fence-wire while with theother hand he places the staples in position.

The two heads are pivoted together by a rivet or bolt, m, in the head 0,passing through an oblong slot, at, in the head D, and said rivet' orbolt is made adjustable in the slot by putting a wedge, 31, either aboveor below, so that the instrument can be adapted to any sized wire usedeither for the barbs 'or fence.

with, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. g

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 25th day of February, 1876.

FRANCIS T. WILSON. EZRA JACKSON BARTLETT. Witnesses:

WM. H. FITGHPATRIGK, CYRUS E. TURNER.

